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Oshin
Oshin is a Japanese serialized morning television drama, which aired on broadcaster NHK from April 4, 1983 to March 31, 1984. The series follows the life of Shin Tanokura during the Meiji period up to the early 1980s. Shin was called "Oshin", which is an archaic Japanese cognomen.
  • First aired on 04/04/1983 (TV Show)
  • Drama / Family / War & Politics
  • 1 Seasons
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  • Crew

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Ayako Kobayashi

Character's name: "Oshin (6 to 10 years old)"
Birthday: 08/11/1972
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Biography:
Born 1972 in Tokyo, Ayako Kobayashi (小林綾子) is a Japanese actress. She became widely known for playing the main character in the 1983-84 NHK drama Oshin.

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Yuko Tanaka

Character's name: "Oshin (16 to 46 years old)"
Birthday: 04/29/1955
Birthplace: Ikeda, Osaka, Japan
Biography:
Yuko Tanaka is a Japanese actress from Osaka Prefecture, Japan. She has won several acting awards during a long career working in both film and television, after she graduated from Meiji University.

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Nobuko Otowa

Character's name: "Oshin (50 to 84 years old)"
Birthday: 10/01/1925
Date of Death: 12/22/1994
Birthplace: Yonago, Tottori Prefecture, Japan
Biography:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Nobuko Otowa (1 October 1925 – 22 December 1994) was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 134 films between 1950 and 1994. She was married to film director Kaneto Shindō. She posthumously won the award for best supporting actress at the 19th Japan Academy Prize for A Last Note, having been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer during its production. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nobuko Otowa, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia​

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Shirô Namiki

Character's name: "Ryuzo"
Birthday: 09/21/1957
Birthplace: Chiba, Chiba Prefecture, Japan
Biography:
Shirô Namiki (並樹 史朗, Namiki Shirô, September 21, 1957) is a Japanese actor from Chiba. He graduated from Chiba Keiai Senior High School. His agency is Yume Kou Bou (夢工房). Old stage names: 並木 史郎 and 並木 史朗.

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Oji Michio

Character's name: "Naka"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Yoshioka Yuichi

Character's name: "Shoji"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Watanabe Tomiko

Character's name: "Riki"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Kazuko Takamori

Character's name: "Kiyo"
Birthday: 03/21/1932
Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture, Japan

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Kanze Yoko

Character's name: "Tsuneko"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Yamano Reo

Character's name: "Yuu"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Yoko Yamashita

Character's name: "Tei"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Yukiko Ebina

Character's name: "Tei"
Birthday: 03/16/1966

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Kanji Watanabe

Character's name: "Sakita Tatsunori"
Birthday: 03/29/1958

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Kirihara Fumio

Character's name: "Sakita Tatsunori"
Birthday: 01/03/2025

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Uenaka Haruka

Character's name: "Hatsuko"
Birthday: 01/03/2025


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Sugako Hashida
Screenplay

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Yoshio Mochizuki
Director

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Ichiryu Kunihisa
Director

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Takemoto Minoru
Director

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Yoshimura Fumitaka
Director

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Yukiko Kobayashi
Producer

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Ebata Jiro
Director

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Oki Kazufumi
Director

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Eguchi Hiroyuki
Director

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Kobayashi Heihachiro
Director

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